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Chapter 5
Using the Menu System
Chapter 5
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Using the Menu System
Setting rating limits for movies
To set the maximum viewable rating for movies, follow these steps:
1. Press the MENU button on your remote control.
2. Highlight
PROFILES
and press SELECT (the
Profiles
menu appears, with the
Family
profile highlighted).
3. Press SELECT to display the
Family
profile menu.
4. Highlight
Rating Limit
and press SELECT (the
Rating Limit
menu appears,
with
Movies
highlighted).
5. Press SELECT to display the
Movies
screen.
6. Use the arrow and SELECT buttons on your remote control to select the
ratings you wish to block your family from viewing. Programs that are rated
at or above the level you select will be blocked when your system is locked.
(See
Locking and unlocking your DIRECTV
®
System
later in this chapter.)
7. To unblock all of the ratings and content types, select
Allow All
. To block all
of the ratings and content types, select
Block All
.
8. When you have finished setting the ratings on the
Movies
screen, select
Back
(you return to the
Rating Limit
menu).
Here are descriptions of the ratings used on the
Movies
rating screen:
G:
General Audiences. This rating is generally suitable for all audiences.
PG:
Parental Guidance Suggested. Indicates that some parents may find
material in this film unsuitable for children.
PG-13:
Parents Strongly Cautioned. Movies with this rating should be
investigated by parents before they let children under 13 years of age
view the film.
R:
Restricted. Some material not suitable for children 17 years of age
or younger. Parents are strongly urged to investigate this film before
allowing children to view it with them.
NC-17:
This film contains material that is intended to be viewed by adults
only.
X:
This film contains explicit sexual material, and is intended to be
viewed by adults only.
Allowing or blocking pay per view purchases
To set whether pay per view programs can be purchased on your receiver,
use the
Pay Per View
option in the
Family
profile menu. The
Pay Per View
Allow/Block
setting in the
Family
profile applies any time the system is locked,
regardless of which user profile is active.
To set your receiver to allow or block pay per view purchases:
1. Press the MENU button on your remote control.
2. Highlight
PROFILES
and press SELECT (the
Profiles
menu appears, with the
Family
profile highlighted).
3. Press SELECT to display the
Family
profile menu (the
Family
profile menu
appears).
